Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Morris’s public schools outscore 65% of Illinois districts
31% of students in Morris’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Morris, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Morris’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1484 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Morris’s, its schools beat 75%, higher than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 30% and math 31% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Morris Community High School District 101 spends $13,309 per student and Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C $14,883, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Morris Community High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Morris’s grade
B+: better than 65% of Illinois school districts, #331 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Morris, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Morris · depends on your address
Saratoga Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 786 students · 12:1 students per teacher
White Oak Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 722 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Morris · depends on your address
Saratoga Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 786 students · 12:1 students per teacher
White Oak Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 722 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Morris · depends on your address
Saratoga Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 786 students · 12:1 students per teacher
White Oak Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 722 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Morris · depends on your address
Saratoga Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 786 students · 12:1 students per teacher
White Oak Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 722 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Morris · depends on your address
Saratoga Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 786 students · 12:1 students per teacher
White Oak Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 722 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Morris · depends on your address
Saratoga Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 786 students · 12:1 students per teacher
White Oak Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 722 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Morris · depends on your address
Saratoga Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 786 students · 12:1 students per teacher
White Oak Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 722 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Morris · depends on your address
Saratoga Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 786 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Shabbona Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 360 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Morris · depends on your address
Saratoga Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 786 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Shabbona Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 360 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Morris · depends on your address
Saratoga Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 786 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Shabbona Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 360 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Morris
Morris Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 926 students · 18:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Morris
Morris Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 926 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Parts of Morris (9% of its land) are served by Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Morris
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Morris vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Morris’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Morris | B+ | Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C PK–8 · Morris School District 54 PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12 |
| Morris Township | C+ | Morris School District 54 PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12 |
| Wauponsee | C+ | Morris School District 54 PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12 |
| Erienna | B+ | Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12 |
All 3 neighbors share Morris Community High School District 101 with Morris for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Morris
3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Morris’s schools
Are Morris’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Morris children attend outscore 65% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #331 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Morris in?
Morris Community High School District 101, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 926 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Morris are served by Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C.
Where do Morris kids go to high school?
Morris Community High School, with 926 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Morris’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Morris Community High School District 101 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Morris spend per student?
$13,309 in Morris Community High School District 101, $14,883 in Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C and $13,569 in Morris School District 54 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Morris families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Morris → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.